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1 September 2009

Why NRF’s TIS may be the Fix that Singapore’s Tech Ecosystem needs

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Some weeks back, the National Research Foundation (NRF) issued a call for proposal for their latest initiative termed “Technology Incubation Scheme” (TIS).  A public briefing session was conducted last Friday to a sell-out crowd at the Treasury Building where NRF’s office is, where it was revealed that up to S$50 million had been set aside [...]

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15 May 2009

Singapore’s Uncoordinated Initiatives for Entrepreneurs

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Earlier this afternoon, I came across SGentrepreneur.com’s post on Wong Meng Weng’s map of Venture Capital in Singapore (good job Meng Weng!) and couldn’t help but notice Bernard’s comment on how it’s highly unlikely for entrepreneurs to find funding via the traditional venture capital route amidst the turbulent and challenging climate.
(off-topic) Bernard, I really have [...]

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19 December 2008

KRDL: Interview with Professor Wong Lim Soon

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Following the breadcrumbs that resulted from my intial inquiry into KRDL, I had the fortune of meeting with Professor Wong Lim Soon, Head of the School of Computer Science at the National University of Singapore. He had agreed to spend an hour with me to share with me what he remembers about KRDL. Ever the [...]

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30 October 2008

Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL)

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My previous post on BuzzCity got me strolling down memory lane, and triggered a little inquisition into the ascension and demise of Singapore’s once-famous and respected Kent Ridge Digital Labs (KRDL), otherwise pronounced as ‘Cradle’.Singapore pretty much missed the boat during the dot com boom, and the general ICT scene suffered from the subsequent downturn [...]

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29 August 2008

BuzzCity secures $10 million to grow myGamma.com

VentureBeat reports that BuzzCity, a Singapore-based mobile advertising company has secured $10 million in financing from Naspers, a South-African media company, to grow myGamma.com into a credible mobile ad network to compete with AdMob. If you’d like to gain more insight, check out their corporate blog.
I first (and last) met BuzzCity when I attended the [...]

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